In our letter to FIFA on 6 March 2018 we noted that the import of artificial pitch material had been delayed by Israeli authorities by over nine months, finally being received by the Palestinian FA on 27 December 2017. We are reliably informed that now the Israeli authorities have to date refused to admit the …
Players came off the field retching and five were taken to hospital for treatment after Israelis fired tear gas into the Al Khader Stadium in Bethlehem during an evening game. Gas enveloped the field and further play between Al Ebeidiyah and Al Doha was impossible. The attack was totally unprovoked and no excuses were given …
Palestine finished the Group stage of the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE with a creditable draw against group leaders Jordan but could not make it to the next round as it was not one of the four best placed third teams. Results for Palestine in Group B were: 6 January Syria …
After almost a year of preparation and several five a side games the London Palestino club has played its first eleven a side game and has chalked up its first victory at 4 – 0 against Falcons FC in the Middlesex FA league. Its facebook page says “the London Palestino AFC is a new football club …
ARREST On Monday 7 January 2019 the Palestinian FA’s Vice President for International Affairs, Ms Susan Shalabi, was returning to Palestine after the first game in the Asian Cup tournament when the Israeli authorities arrested her at the Allenby bridge crossing from Jordan. Her phone was withheld for examination. No reason was given for Ms …
There have been many disruption for footballers and officials travelling to and from Palestine. However, on Monday, January 7, 2019, for the first time ever a Palestinian official was actually arrested. The charge, made verbally, was “buying weapon components from the internet”. What were those weapon components? It turns out that they were a camera! …
Red Card Israeli Racism sent the letter below to FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the 36 members of FIFA Council today. Recent weeks have seen a series of violent raids by Israel on Palestinian football premises – timed to disrupt important meetings and events – during which prominent figures have been arrested and hundreds of …
At Asian football’s annual award ceremony in Muscat on Wednesday, the PFA won the AFC President’s Recognition Award for “Grassroots Football – Aspiring”. The award indeed represents welcome recognition of Palestine’s sporting achievements in the face of the Occupation. From the stage Vice-President Susan Shalabi declared, “We feel extremely encouraged. This will inspire us to do …
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